tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post5826815213274640807..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: Breaking Storytelling RulesMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-39504659043037395842012-02-22T13:51:00.425-05:002012-02-22T13:51:00.425-05:00I love when writers break rules successfully, but ...I love when writers break rules successfully, but when it doesn't work, it can kill a book. <br />Interesting to hear more about this book and can't wait to see the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-18750814166742682502012-02-22T12:34:45.390-05:002012-02-22T12:34:45.390-05:00Good for you, Eileen. :)Good for you, Eileen. :)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-18952794088929942272012-02-22T12:05:33.382-05:002012-02-22T12:05:33.382-05:00I've made that same mistake in books, cutting ...I've made that same mistake in books, cutting away at a moment of high tension or having it happen off screen. I think it has do with a certain amount of squeamishness on my part. I did the opposite in Vanished in the Night (at least in the first draft) and totally creeped myself out.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.com